[real saxophonist]

I don't care to participate in this contest, because none of those songs interest me. I will tell you a true story about a near riot at an elementary school in Valdosta GA in the early '70s.

All the girls liked the Osmonds, and all the boys liked the Jackson 5. I guess some little argument broke out where one group was saying, 'Down with the Osmonds, up with the Jackson 5', and another group was saying, 'Up with the Osmonds, down with the Jackson 5'.

Pretty soon, some 400 kids were screaming at each other.

I was just on the periphery watching all this, and some girl got in my face screaming. Took the whole faculty to calm it down.

Anyway, just a somewhat amusing story, tangentially related to your post... 8~)

[dfwgator]

All the girls liked the Osmonds, and all the boys liked the Jackson 5.

Yep, that's how it was. In second grade, if you were "cool", you liked the Jackson 5, LOL!

[the OlLine Rebel]

Interesting story! LOL

One of the black channels keeps showing the TV movie on the J5. Caught some of it one time; the dad was being competitive again and going on about the Osmonds and they had to beat them out. Little Michael whined that he liked them and they were nice.